James Gray, head bookkeeper in the Money Order Division of the Post Office, died yesterday morning in the private office of his chief of heart disease. Mr. Gray had been in the postal service, with but a brief interim, since 1871, and was regarded as one of its most valuable men. He was 56 years of age and a bachelor. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on December 29, 1904, on Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: POSTAL MAN DIES SUDDENLY.; James Gray of Money Order Department Heart Disease Victim. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe